A full show again this week. We hear about Internet addiction in South Korea, and about how Egypt's military has a beef with GPS. Also, Ghana tries to rival India and the Philippines as the go-to place for US call centers. Then, some Japanese researchers say they have a way to project people's thoughts, and dreams, onto a screen. And we end with a discussion of tech predictions that have gone wrong. Oh, and a hidden track at the end. Shhhhh....

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Anchor Marco Werman spins a relevant Our Lady of Guadalupe song from the Chicago-based trio Alla to conclude the show.

Anchor Marco Werman gets a description of Mexican holiday traditions from The World's Katy Clark, who is just back from a trip to Mexico.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the independent state of Monaco. The Mediterranean city state's ruler Prince Albert II announced he's scrapping a multi-billion dollar plan to expand into the sea because of the global economic downturn. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from the Globe and Mail's European business reporter Eric Reguly.

The French city of Fontainebleau is under seige from wild boars. Reporter Genevieve Oger has details.

Our daily geography puzzler.

The World's Quil Lawrence reports on Ehud Barak's campaign to be Israel's next prime minister. His campaign slogan? Nobody likes me. We'll hear how Ehud Barak is trying to turn his negative ratings into a positive on the campaign trail.

Billboard declares Barak is "Not Nice - A Leader"

The crisis in eastern Congo has put the dilemma of humanitarian intervention into sharp relief. This week came word that UN peacekeeping troops once again failed to protect nearby civilians from a massacre. And once again people are wringing their hands over the seeming inability of the international community to save lives. The crisis has also put the European Union's foreign policy in the spotlight, as The World's Jeb Sharp reports.

War in Congo

Feudalism has finally come to an end on the tiny British island of Sark in the English Channel. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with a newly-elected council member to find out why it took so long.

Marco Werman chats with our book critic, Christopher Merrill, about holiday reading picks for adults.